Vise



A. LINRES Feb. 25, l 930.

VISE

Original Filed June 1,*1927 f/ Illmluu l INVENTORl elamo es BY I ` t ATTORNEY I Patented Feb. 255 19.370 I AiBEpAnDo LiNnEs; .or iviARnoAiBo,v -vENEZUELn-` 'original application flied time 1,1927, serial ivoiieasio; @Divided ami uns application filed May 1, 192s.

Serial" N0. 274,282..

This invention relates yto Work clamping and holding devices of the type generally termed vises5 and is more particularly. concerned with l a i portable tool having means for attachment toa similar supports and providing relatively v`adjustable vise jawl elements'.v v K A r feature of the invention Vconsists in thev provision of a portable vise having a sup- 101 port embracing clamp detachably engaged Y Withits fixed jaw' in combination Witha pair'of Avise jawsof screw adjustable ,type l.constructed and arranged to function asy a i Wrench lwhen detached from said support 1751.5 engaging Clamp i lA- further feature ofthe invention consists .in the provisionrof al pairrof screw adjust- Y able vise-jaws with the .rela;tivel y lxedjaw provided With'a foot extension,A in-combinao tion with a support embracing clamp mounting a jaw base having a recess to receiveand 'means detachably toclampsaid footextension therein.k

" Another featureof, theinvention consists i Y 25 in the provision', in combination witha pair of relatively movablgvisejaws, of ahclainp base attached' to theffixed jawofsaidpair of jaws,

,. mounted upon said, base forv swinging yadi j justment relativelyA theretol about an axis substantially vat right. angles to theline of V aw movement; thereby. making it possible to use the vise under varying conditionsof work andpositions of. asupport relatively thereto.

` lrom'anotherl aspeetrafeatureofthe in-y vention may be said to'consist-in the provision f. of a portable vise having relatively movable vise jaws and support engaging means attached to 'the relatively fixed jaw i y 40 ofthe pair of jaws and providing a base to Y support vthev jaws for 'movement .in-I vertical plane incooperationV with a` complementarysupport embracing member which functions also to embrace ,a support to position said jaws forinovementin ahorizontal plane. These and other features land advantages of this invention, which constitutesa division of my 'applicatiom ySerialv No. 195,810

y V[50 for screw vadjustable mechanisms,y will bench, flanged edge andVV 'section ofthe vise, ofthe present invention vmountedLiponra benchor `other'support for lhorizontal movement of. its'jawsl i and a support embracing clampV morefclearly apparent from the following tailed -specificationv whichisto be read in conjunction with theVH accompanying vdrawingsforming part thereofandln Which;` y

z Figure l isafvi'ew i in vertical longitudinal liXed jaw. and support engagingclamp"` taken T Y footextensionVv of the liXed j avv and Connects 'the imma ihe, @een f ,f i In thephy'si'cal embodiment of the @invention, provision ismade of awrenchlike` Struc- Q Figure 21's a verticaljs'ection throughythe I' vectioriaflview;VV i ratchet wheel head ofthe' adture comprising a jaw-lfhavingashank rigid section-', inner end portion 2 and a'circular outer 1 end portion 3 i ofles`s=` diameter, the extreme outer jgend of whichis f urther'i'educedv in diameterfandgscrew threaded Iat (Figure'l). *A* movablejaw' cooperates with the'fixedjaW- l andhas a tubular shank which'is; slidableon thefrelatively large s portionQ of theshank of the iXedjaWl and extends v'a substantialfdistance jbeyond the outer end ofi said shank' portion. The bore of the portiono'f the shank 6 that is disposed2 i l'. .when VYthe jawsarey closed may conform in crossfsection with the cross sectional Vcontion 2 of the: shanlrof the jaw 1 may have the shank j6 beyond'thfe outerv end ofthe portherewith? said shank comprising arelatively ylarge non-circular, and-.as shown`, squarein portion 3' of theshank of the jaw 1 against' the shoulder that is produced at the outer end ofthe portion 2 of the shank'of the jaw 1, the inner end portion of the screw 10 being in threaded engagement with the in ternally screw threaded outer end portion 7 ofthe shank 6 of the jaw 5.v The outer end portion ofthe screw 10 is enlarged diametrically to produce an integral ratchet wheel 12 having itsvperiphery curved substantially convexly transversely thereof and formed .with a circumferentially spaced seriesY of ra'- dial sockets 13. The screw 1Y0 is retained on the portion 3 of the shank of the jaw 1 by a washer 14 which abuts the outer end of the screw andra retaining nut 15. The retaining nut 15 engages Vthe screw threaded extreme end portion 4 of the shank of the jaw 1 and is secured to the latter by a set screw 16.

It is manifest that rotation of the screw 10 `in Y one direction aboutV the axis of the shank of the jaw 1 will cause the jaw 5 to move toward the jaw 1 and that reversal of the directionof rotation of the screw 10 will cause a 'reversal of direction of movement of the jaw 5in respect to the jaw 1. A set screw 17 that is carried by the outer Vend portion of the tubular shank 6 of the jaw 5 maybe tightened against the screw 10 to prevent accidental rotation of the screw 10` andV consequently to hold the jaw 5 in adjusted position in respect to the jaw 1.

A lever for operating the screw comprisesa handle bar 19 and a head for embracing the ratchet wheel 12. Said head comprises a section 2O which is integral with the handle barand a cooperating section 21 having a short shank 22 adapted to fit-in aV laterally cut away portion 23 (Fig. 4) on the adjacent end of the handle bar 19 and connected with the handle bar 19 by a transverse pivot element 24. A retaining ring 25is slidable on the handle19 to and from position to overlap the vshank 22 and to then retain the shank 22V completely inthe cut away portion 23' ofthe handle 19 so that the sections 20 and 21 will be retained on the ratchet wheel 12 and will partially encircle the ratchet wheel 12. The sections 20 and 21 are curved transversely to conform substantially to the transverse curvature of the peripheral portion of the ratchet wheel 12. The free end of the shank 22 and the adjacent wall of the cut away portion of the handle 19 are complementarily beveled so as to produce a relatively large contact surface between the handle 19 and the shank 22 when the shank 22 is completely disposed in the cut away portion 23 oi the handle 19. The adjacent ends of the sections 20 and 21 likewise are complementarily beveled so .as to fit neatly .and firmly against each other when the sections 2O and 21 are closed as shown in Figure 3. VVhen the link 25 has been slid along the handle 19 out of engagement .with` the shank 22, the section21 may swing away from the section 20 a distance suticient to permit removal of the lever from the ratchet wheel 12 as suggested in Figure 4.

` The section 21 oi the headv of the lever is formed with an outwardly extending tubular boss 26havingV a head 27 at its outer end formed with the laterally extending flange 28 or marginal edge portion and with a relatively small central opening in axial aline` ment with a larger opening inthe section 21. An actuating pawl '29 extends slidably through the latter opening andV has a reduced rigid shank 30 -which protrudes from the tubular boss 26 through the vopening in the head 27. The outer end portion of the shank 30 is threadedly engaged by an adjusting nut 31 having a laterally extending finger 32 formed with a bentend portion 33 in contact with the edge of the flange 28. Between the nut 31 and headv 27 a convexe-concave spring washer 34 having a notched edge is disposed on the shank 30 and limitsthe inward movement of the pawl 29 in response to the actuation of a compression spring 35 that is coiled about the shank 30 within the contines of the tubular boss 26. The nut 31 can be tightened to expand the spring washer 35 more or less and thereby to permit the pawl 29 to move a greater or less distance toward the center of thefhead actuation of the'spring 35. The extending inner end of the pawl 29 is beveled as indicated and is adapted to enter into one of the sockets 13 in the ratchet wheel 12 when the sections 20 and 21 swinging `of the lever in the axis of the shank of the jaw 1 will cause the screw 10 to turn in the same direction on the shank of the jaw 1, and swinging of the lever in the opposite direction about the axis of the shank of the jaw 1 will not cause rotation of the screw lO for the reason that the beveled face of the pawl V29 will contact with a side wall of the associated socket 13 and will ride out of such socket against the action of the spring 35 onto ratchet wheel 12. In

l moving the jaws 1 'and 5 together,

theV lever will be arranged on the are closed so thatl one direction about the periphery oi' the SOV ot' the lever to respond to the 'ico ratchet wheel 12 so that it will be eective to turn thescrew 10 as required to move the jaw 5 toward the jaw 1 and the lever then may ,be reversed on the riatcheti'wheel' wheniitl is "desired to reversely move the jaws.

i Y"Pio i member 36 having n clamping screw Thema-ily daaehabiea d reversing/inter,

mittent grip device labove described forms the subject matter'V of my application, Serial No. 274,283, constituting `a division of myapplica-f v tion,v Serial No. 195,810 aforesaid.

In' accordance with the present invention, the described vise-jaws and their operating connecti'ons'are provided with la 'detachable 'support-engaging .frameV includes substantially U-shaped frame parallell arms 37 and 38, respectively." rThe free'end portion of tliegfarm'38 lcarries a 391whichfcan1-be tightened against one faceof y or like supp'0rt,such as indicated vvat`- 40, when 'the arm v37 isdisposed against the opposite provided with alined openingsforfthe recep-lV tion'of a pivot pin 45, Wherebythe supportinv block'44 will belpivotally connected with the lug 41 of the frame. vmember 36, asbest I seen in Figure 1. "The supporting block 44 is formed witha rectangular yseat Vat 440 1nv which theoutstanding; head or vcrown por- 'awl-"of the Wrench is adapt-v tion 46 ofthe j .edto fit snugly., .A fastening'screw 47 has its shank threaded through. an opening in a sidewall` of the seat 440a'nd can be' tightened untilthe v`end portion 'ofthe shank enters and .engages with a socket lor depression 48 (Eig. 2). vinthe adjacent sidek of the crown portion 46 ofthe jaw l' of the wrench, whereby the j aw will be securedvfirmly to the supporting block l44. The jaw l then willserve as the sta- A, .tionary jaw'y of the vise and fthe jaw 5 Vcan f be adjustedftoward and away lfrom ythe Yj aw fl. The vise and itssupporting block 44 can be swung aboutthe axis of thepivot pin 45 Y. *on the arm :37 of the clamp frame136 for the convenience 'of theuse'r ofthe device in dis'-k posingl the objectthat is held between thejaws of the wrench Yin a desirable-position and, reversely,

v thev clamp. frame lcan be attached to v a support at a :desired angleztofthe -line ofl clamping movement of the vise jaws.

The supporting block 44 has a substantially flat-back wall and is formed with eX-y tending edge portions'49 *asV clearlyshown in Figure 5; These edge portions 49 are Aformed with parallel ears 50 Aat the freel end of the block 44 and at the outer sides of slots 51 in the edge portions 49' ofthe block. A substantially U-shaped extension 52'has a pair'of arms 53 formed at their-extremities with forwardly extending ears 54 which extend into which project from` which,l as shown, v

a 'pair'vv ofl substantially lanedgel portion 0f aftable' ture with the free end. :The

lthe slots hlr'r'and are "secured tothe block44k i atransverse pivot element 55. The ears 54- stops abutting the inner or rear' 46. when .themember 52-53 is disposed at are. formedwithfintegral*nose portions the slots 51' andactI as 'y y face .of the T170' jawv l at theouter edges ofyits'head or crown s an angle to the back Wall of the block 48as' i seen in Figure 1. the vrarmsand web of the extension` 52-53 e flush with the flat rear face .of the block 7 the then have abearing surface .of relatively great area on a flat supporting surface'whentthe fiat suppporting surfacepreliminarily to the use ofthe hereinbefore describedzvise strncmovement.4 ,Y

The herein described. structure is'` therej jaws positionedfor `'vertical When thev rear facesnofl Y the rear; edges of vthe earsy 54 will abut.,v faces ofthe.l portions 49.y The block ilwill Y block and .its extension-are dlsposedon'such fore, when assembled, a complete vise which y may be supported ina plurality v,of positions l and anglesrelativel-y to itsfsupport.-A With the supporteengagingfclamp :and block de.-

.tached, it may bepackedfor storage i011 shipment in a relativelysmall space. Theclamping Vjaws of the vise with their operating mechanism when separated from'the supportengaging clamp and base may function asa vwrench and aredescribedand claimed perse as such,'in my copending' application, Serial fNo. 274,284constituting a division of my screw adjustable mechanisms. -1 Y l/Vhilethe particular Icombination .of .ele- ,ments herein .described and claimedfrepre'- sents a preferable embodiment-'of my invenoriginal application', Serial No. .195,810` for .l

tion, it is intended as illustrative rather than.'

restrictive thereof, and its structural features lare susceptible of modificationand vadapta-A tion toyarying conditionsfin'consonance with the spirit of the inventionand thel scope .of i

they appended claims.

Vhat -I claim therefore, andfpdesirey to :se-v

cureby Letters Patent is eno l. A- jmechanismof the charactery 4described comprising, a Jaw `having a shank,'a second i jaw, movable on said shank toward and away from said lirstl jaw, a clamp comprising a U-f shaped iframe `*member having aclamping' screw threaded through o-ne ,ofthe farms thereof for cooperating with the 'second `arm of the `substan'tially U :shaped clamp frame t'osecure the latter to an'fefdge portion of va table or like support, the secondarm 0f said clamp frame memberv having` an 'extending lug, a

supporting''blockv having'a pairy of spaced ears straddling said lug of the clamp andl piyotallyl connected therewith, said support-ing .block having a seat for thepartial'reception of said 'first named jaw, and a seit-:screw y for securing said 'first .jaw' in place insaid y:sea-t.: Y

Q. "A 'mechanism of they oharacter `described use .l

comprising a jaw having a shank, asecond jaw movable onsaid shank toward and away from said first aw, a clamp comprising a U- shaped frame vmember having a clamping :Lcrew threaded through one of the arms thereof for cooperating with the-second arm of the substantially U-shaped clamp trame to secure the latter to an edge portion of a table orlike v support, the second arm of said clamp frame ing member having arms hinged to said block,

i stop on said substantially U-shaped supporting member, and spaced stops on said block for cooperating with the sto-p on the U- shaped Vsupporting' member to limit the swinging movement of `said substantially U- liaped supporting member between a position substantially at right angles with the iiat face ot said block and aposition in the plane of the flat `tace of said block.

` 3. Ar portable vise comprising a screw adjustable wrench structure providing a lixed jaw'having a crown extending outwardly from onetace and a shank extending outwardly'from the opposite tace thereof and a relatively movable clamping jaw mounted for rectilinear movement on the shank of the ixedjaw, Van upstanding supporting plate having a recess therein :seating and detachably holding said crown of the i'ixed jaw, and a substantially U-shaped support embracing clamp having the end ot' one arm hingedly attached to the lower portion of said plate at afpoint below the operating plane of said jaws. j

4l. A portable vise comprising a fixed jaw lia-ving an elongated shank and an extended head, a relatively movable jaw having a tubular shank enclosing and guiding on a portion of said elongated shank ot the ixed iaw and internally threaded in part, a threaded operating sleeve rotatably mounted upon said elongated shank and cooperating with the internally threaded tubular shank to move its jaw toward and from the fixed jaw, means cooperating with said threaded sleeve and manually o-perable to eiiiect rotation thereoi` in reverse directions, a base plate having a recess therein seating the extended head of the fixed jaw and having means for de- .'achably holding said plate on said head, a substantially `U-shaped support embracing clamp, and means on said clamp and plate providing a pivotal mount for the clamp on the plate below the plane of operating movement of the jaws and about an axis subs'tantially at right angles tosaid plane ,ot movement; l' V 5. A portable vise` comprisingv aiixed `jaw I having an elongated shank and an extended head, a relatively movable jaw having a tubular shank enclosing and guiding on a portion of said elongated shank of the fixed jaw` land internally threaded in part, a threaded the plate below the plane of operating move-l ment of thejaws andV about an axis substantially at yright angles to said plane of movement, said base plate `functioning in combination with said clamp to engage the support embraced thereby with said jaws positioned ter relative movements Vin different planes in right angular relation.

Y 6. A portable vise comprising a fixed jaw having an elongated shank and an extended head, a relatively movable jaw having a tubular shank enclosing and guiding on a portion of said elongated shank of the fixed jaw and internally threaded in part, a threaded operating sleeve rotatably mounted upon said elongated shank andcooperating with the internally threaded tubular shank to move its ljaw toward andfrom the Ylixeol jaw, a base plate seating and detachably gripping the extended head of the fixed jaw, and a substantially U-shaped support embracing clamp pivotally mounted'on said base plate beyond the plane of operating movement of said jaws yand extending outwardly of said platesaid base plate having an extension pivotally mounted thereon for movement into and out of the plane of the supporting face of'said base plate.v K v y ABELARDO LINRES. 

